Ricinus vaderi
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| Order: | Phthiraptera
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| Species: | R. vaderi
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| Ricinus vaderi Valan, 2016
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Ricinus vaderi is a species of chewing lice which parasitises the calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) in Azerbaijan.[1] It is a member of Ricinus, the largest genus of chewing lice found parasitizing Passeriformes.[2]
The species name is derived from Darth Vader, a fictional character in the Star Wars series. According to Miroslav Valan, Oldrich Sychra and Ivan Literak,[1] the first author's fiancée noticed a similarity between the head of the R. vaderi and Darth Vader's helmet.
Ricinus vaderi
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Valan, Miroslav; Sychra, Oldrich; Literak, Ivan (2016). "Chewing lice of genus Ricinus (Phthiraptera, Ricinidae) deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, with description of a new species". Parasite. 23: 7. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016007. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 4763114. PMID 26902646.
- ^ Bernard C. Nelson (1972): A Revision of the New World Species of Ricinus (Mallophaga). Occurring on Passeriformes (Aves), University of California Publications in Entomology Volume 68, University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles, ISBN 0-520-09412-3 PDF
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- Insects described in 2016
- Fauna of Azerbaijan
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